Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico with 1,135,309 inhabitants ( 2005).
Quintana Roo has an area of 50,212 km ² and Mexico joined as for the time being the last country on October 8, 1974. It was named after Andrés Quintana Roo state, a poet of freedom. Capital is the Chetumal lying on the border with Belize in the far south of the country. The largest and most famous city of Cancún, however, is in the far northeast.
Geography
Quintana Roo is elongated along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. In the south it is bordered by Belize, to the west by the states of Yucatán and Campeche. The land is flat and mostly covered with rain forests, whose density increases towards the south.
Until the founding of Cancún in the 1970s, Quintana Roo was the least populated state of Mexico, today he is the one with the highest population growth rate. From 1984 (304.000) to 2005 (1.135.000), the population has almost quadrupled. 60 % of the population lived in 2005 alone in the two major resorts Cancun and Playa del Carmen.
Largest cities
Political Structure
Quintana Roo is divided into nine Municipalities. The Municipio Tulum is the youngest; it was in 2008 from the Municipio Solidaridad (Playa del Carmen ) dissolved out.
History
Quintana Roo was until 1902 a part of the state of Yucatán and shares his story. The indigenous population is formed by the Mayas. The Maya populated Yucatán at least since the first century AD, later it came to expression of the Mayan civilizations with important city-states on the Yucatan. Spain conquered the territory in the 16th century, in the 19th century, the peninsula was part of the independent state of Mexico by Spain. The Mayan people trying to achieve their independence from Mexico until 1901 in the case of war in 1847, the uprising was put down by Mexican troops. Center of the resistance struggle was the city of Chan Santa Cruz, today Felipe Carrillo Puerto. After the conquest of Chan Santa Cruz by Mexico in 1901, the area was spun off under the name of Quintana Roo in 1902 from the state of Yucatán and manages military. Nevertheless, the conflict in the territory of Quintana Roo continued to smolder until 1935. Since 1974 Quintana Roo is a state of their own.
Attractions
The most famous attractions are the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Coba. In addition, there are Mayan sites including in El Meco, Cancun, Xcaret, Xel Ha and Muyil. Worth seeing are the cenotes, where you z.T. also can swim, as well as the lagoons of Akumal and Bacalar.
South of Tulum of the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve is located on the Caribbean coast, in 1987 by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. Covering an area of 5,280 km ² diverse habitats found with a rich animal and plant life. The protected area extends over the mainland, fresh and salt water lagoons and coastal and marine areas, including the offshore reef.
Economy and Tourism
Thanks to its location on the Caribbean coast, tourism is very important, the area is marketed as the Mayan Riviera offers good conditions for a beach holiday and for snorkeling. Besides older tourist centers such as the island of Cozumel are nowadays mainly Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Isla Mujeres significant. Also, are known beyond Mexico
- Xel -Ha eco-park:
- Xcaret Eco Park: